Written and Produced by George
Bellas
Artwork and Design by George Bellas
Mixed and Mastered by George Bellas
Guitar, Bass and Keyboards recorded at
Bellas Music Studio
Drums recorded at Marco Minnemann's Studio
Published by Bellas Tune Factory, BMI

In the beginning there was nothing... And
then there was light! The Dawn Of Time.
Fifteen billion years later George Bellas
presents to you an epic collection of
instrumental songs inspired by the universe,
how it was created, and from where and what
it came from.

'The Dawn Of Time' is an instrumental
album rich in Romanticism and Futurism with
over-the-top performances by Marco Minnemann
and George Bellas. The album contains a
diverse collection of 19 songs that range
from simple and delicate, to complex and
ferocious. The production is dynamic, clean,
and has an open sound to it allowing the
music to breath naturally.

Bellas comments, “For this album I wanted
the arrangements to be short and accessible,
and the songs to be euphonious and tonal,
especially when compared to my previous
album, which was a single 75 min song and
atonal for the most part. For some songs I
wanted to utilize compositional techniques
and elements from the baroque, classical and
romantic eras, and also have other songs
lean more on the progressive side by using
modern aspects of music. Another important
factor to me was the melodies, I wrote some
in a lyrical style, and others in a virtuoso
instrumental style. I strived for a pleasing
balance of the two”.

'The Dawn Of Time' was inspired by
the universe, how it was created, and from
where and what it came from. Bellas states,
“I have always loved science, especially
astrophysics, and this album is a creative
expression of the visions produced from
studying the works of great scientists such
as: Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, Michio Kaku,
Amy Mainzer, and Brian Green, to name but a
few. Their research, thought-provoking
lectures and writings have been the most
inspiring resources I have ever had. This
album is different from my last two releases
which were ultra modern in style, and "The
Dawn Of Time" consists more of a
neoclassical sound, along with some futurism
sprinkled throughout. This new album is also
more aggressive sounding than my previous
release. The production on "The Dawn Of
Time" is very open with lots of dynamic
headroom. I do not subscribe to the volume
wars that the industry has been in since the
advent of the compact disc. When I want to
hear something loud I much prefer to use
this neat little invention called a volume
knob. So, if this album seems quieter than
other albums you're used to - TURN IT UP!”

Marco Minnemann once again performed and
recorded some mind blowing drum takes.
Bellas – “Working with Marco is always an
extreme pleasure. I truly believe Marco to
be one of the best drummers that has ever
lived. I compose and score all the parts for
all instruments in my music, but when I hear
Marco's interpretation and the additional
Minnemann pizazz he adds, it just blows me
away and really takes the parts to a whole
new level. And believe me, just playing the
complex rhythms I throw at Marco can be
daunting, but for him to play them with the
intensity and personality that he does is
just sheer over-the-top talent”.

The voracious writing process began shortly
after Bellas’ previous release "Step Into
The Future" was turned in to the record
label. Bellas comments, “As I usually do,
I first scored out all the parts, and then
proceeded to track the guitar, bass, drums
and keys. The guitar was recorded through a
Focusrite Red Series mic preamp into an
Apogee Rosetta 800 converter, and then
optically straight into a DAW through an RME
PCI card".

"The bass guitar sound on this album was
recorded differently from my previous
releases. For this album I used a Musicman
Stingray bass plugged into an Ampeg SVT
Classic amp and cabinet. I used a Sennheiser
MD421 to mic the bass cabinet and combined
that with the direct out of the amp. Another
factor of achieving the bass tone was using
a custom made isolation box for the mic, not
an iso-box for the whole cabinet, but just
the mic. Having the isolation box surround
the mic allowed me to selectively increase
or decrease the amount of room reflections.
For guitars and amps I used the usual
assortment of Fender Strats, Gibson Les
Pauls, a Marshall 1976 MKII, a Marshall
JCM800, and a few JCM900 Marshall amps. For
the majority of the album no compression was
used, and in the few spots that it was used
it was a minimal amount”.

George Bellas - One of the worlds leading
and most prolific guitar virtuoso’s returns
with ‘The Dawn Of Time’, an album which
encompasses all the numerous elements heard
throughout his solo career to date on July
16th 2010.

•
George Bellas is one of the world’s most
respected and leading guitar virtuosos.
• George Bellas has
a highly dedicated fan base worldwide who
appreciates his own unique approach to the
guitar and lap up each release.
• George has
been a member of Mogg/Way, Ring Of Fire and
recorded with John West (ex Royal Hunt,
Artension) and Vitalij Kuprij amongst
others.
• George is
available for interview via phone or email,
contact promo@lionmusic.com. In addition
George can also make radio station IDs,
again contact promo@lionmusic.com with your
requirements.